Talk:Order of the Thistle

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If I rememeber correctly, Fox-Davies (whom I unfortunately don't have in town with me) says a Knight of the Thistle may encircle his arms either with the collar of the order, or the "circlet" of the order, or both (the latter outside the former), or both (the latter superimposed on the latter). By "circlet" here's what he meens: a green cloth circle with the motto of the order written on it -- much like the garter, only without the buckle. Perhaps it's the superimposing of these two which has led to the depiction of the collar in its proper colors? (That is to say, a line drawing of the collar superimposed on a green circle led to a green collar.) Doops 20:43, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Can, in theory, a person be invested as a Knight of the Thistle if s/he is 1) a Catholic or 2) a foreign non-Christian monarch (like the Emperor of Japan, who was admitted to the Order of the Garter in 1998)? Mapple 21:11, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

• Not sure... I don't believe there has been any post-Reformation precedent for this, and if the Sovereign wishes to bestow an honour upon foreign monarchs it is the Garter, as the most senior of the Orders, that is presented. I can assure you that there is precedent for Catholics have been granted the Order of the Garter. As an example I give you many of the Dukes of Norfolk, up to and including the late 17th Duke. I suppose the logic could go that if a senior Order is and has been granted to Catholics, then the others can be as well. -- 70.48.13.168 23:36, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Actually there is a single exception among foreign monarchs -- King Olav V of Norway was admitted to the Order of the Garter in 1959 and to the Order of the Thistle in 1962. Theoretically there can be a non-Christian monarch who has some kind of special connection with Scotland. I agree with you regarding Catholics. Mapple 11:17, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Scottish born ?

This article says that knights must be "scottish-born" which implies born in scotland. This is not the case, for example, of Robert Menzies who was born an lived in Australia. Should this be "of scotish decent" rather than scotish born ? Dowew 19:00, 16 May 2007 (UTC)